Question about disk (SSD) partition at Dell Laptop
Hey, guys.I'm owner of the new laptop Dell Inspiron 7567. When I opened snap-in "Disk Management" in Microsoft Management Console (MMC), I noticed that first partition on my SSD drive (where Win10...
View ArticleSATA III SSD into a SATA II desktop
WOW! this small (60Gb) SSD cut my boot time (Opti 380) from approx. 40 sec. in half! I'm using Win 7 ult. 64 bit. It took all of 5 min. to install. Best $33.00 I ever spent on this unit. I am using...
View ArticleInspiron 11 (3147 Series) | SupportAssist | No Boot Device Found | Windows 10
About 1-2 seconds into the normal (Dell logo / black background) load sequence my laptop switches to the SupportAssist window and all audible hard drive / system activity stops (laptop is silent). In...
View ArticleIntel Pro 2500 SSD Disable DevSleep Firmware
Hello there.Short story I bought second hand 2.5" Intel Pro 2500 512GB SSDSC2BF512A5 that turned out to be a Dell OEM version.In short I want to ask you do you have newer Firmware than LB1i or firmware...
View ArticleSas HDD into SATA host...?
At the age of 3 score +5, I often need help w/ computer hardware. I now own (2) Sas 15k, 6.0 Gb/s, dual port HDD's bought in error. Handling fees & shipping prevent me from returning. I would like...
View ArticleHard drive password needed
Hello. I have a Dell Latitude E6420 and I have been locked out of it. When I boot it gives a screen requesting the Hard drive password. Can you help me please?
View ArticleInspirion 1000
I have an Inspirion 1000 that was giving me a diagnostic code that the hard drive is not recognized. I changed the hard drive and I'm still receiving the same message. Can anyone help me?
View ArticleData Loss due to Dell Recovery USB Drive
Apologies if this is not in the right forum. I have just tried to reset my Alienware 17 r3 (came with SSD and HDD from Dell - has had second SDD installed). Windows came installed on the SSD.I used a...
View ArticleDell XPS 502X L Display not working.
My Dell XPS 502X has a bad display. I can hear that the system has booted up, but the display doesn't lit. When I connect any external monitor, I don't see anything on the external monitor either. Any...
View ArticleChanging HDD
Hello, My Latitude 3580 comes with an M2 SSD with a 128GB adapter. I want to replace it with a 512GB sata SSD. The problem is that the SSD Sata is not recognized in the Bios. I tested the Sata Disk,...
View ArticleMushkin SSD for Vostro 5468 14''
I have Muskin mSATA SSD (SATA III / 6Gbps) in my old computer. Is it possible to upgrade my Vostro 5468 by usin it?The model id is: MKNSSDAT120GB-DX
View ArticleSecond BDRE in 8930
Can I add a second internal Blu-Ray burner drive to a XPS 8930? If yes, which brand and model works best?Thanks
View ArticleInternal hard disk drive not found,...
Hello Dell Community,I have not posted in a long time, however this group has been great helping me in the past. The people who helped me last year may recall that I am a non-computer person...
View ArticleBoot problems
Hi there my Dell 7559 Inspiron laptop showsService tag- <Service Tag removed> Error Code- 2000-0142Validation- 117106Hard drive 1- S/N X5TNC1Y8TI want to know why it is out of warranty and what...
View Articleaddition of solid state drive
I own a dell vostro 15 5568. It shipped with the following specsIntel core i5- 7th gen8 gb ram2 gb nvidia geforce 940mx1 tb hdd.I recently noticed an ssd slot. I don't know what type of ssd slot it is....
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Dell 8920 256 SSD M.2
I am new and maybe a bit lost.I just purchased a Dell XPS 8920 SE, with dual drives 256 SSD and 2TB SATA. I had to re-install windows per Dell support due to the system not allowing me to create...
View Articlehard drive failure
hii'm having problems with the hard drive on my laptop. xps 13 9343. got a blue screen error, laptop won't boot. tried multiple recovery options, finally formatted and installed a fresh copy of windows...
View ArticleAIO Inspiron and Drives
Hi I have a Dell Inspiron 5457 24 AMD12 R7 APU all in One ...stop laughing [;)] It has 20 gig DDR4 Ram a 275 gig M2 drive and a I TB 7200 hard drive .Question is can I connect with a splitter cable...
View ArticleChecking the S.M.A.R.T. status of a drive.
Good morning,I'm wanting to check the S.M.A.R.T. status of a few drives and I'm wondering what would be the fastest way to do so.All of the drives have been DOD wiped, so I'm not able to boot into any...
View ArticleDisc Drive
I have a desk top with a vertical Disc Drive. When I push the button to open it it only opens an inch. Is it suppose to be that way? Backing up a music CD to I tunes the drive sped up so fast and...
View ArticlePrecision T3610 wont boot past RAID after second hard disk install
Hi there,I recently bought a T3610, Hex Xeon, 32gb ram with a 240gb SSD. I successfully did a clean install of Windows 10 and things were going smoothly. I bought a 4tb Seagate SATA3 6gb/s drive and...
View ArticleHard Disk Issue
Assalam-o-Alekum I need urgent helphard disk isuueerror code 2000-0151validation 106481Msg hard drive 0-S/N W0v3tl3b, incorrect status = 3eSmart predictive failureI properly shutdown the laptop but...
View ArticleInternal HDD 6TB disappears when computer wake up from sleep mode
Sir/Madam,I have dell optiplex 9010 MT with win7 -x64 ultimate installed . I mounted 2 nos Hard disk for the storage purpose . Seagate 4TB and 6TB . Both are GPT partitioned . I noticed 6 TB HDD is...
View ArticleHard Drive to a SSD replacement
My 17 inch laptop is almost 7 years. old. Never a problem. It is a Studio 17 (1747) I thought I would replace the hard drive to the new SSD that are out. They say it would give the old laptop quite...
View ArticleDELL CUSTOMER SUPPORT ATTITUDE ISSUE
I recent bought an upgrade m2.SATA for my XPS 13 model 9343.Dell support gave me the wrong type of m2.SATA for my XPS. They sold me M2. 2280 PCI Express 3.0x4. This module did NOT work on XPS 13...
View ArticleOptical Drive GU90N recognised but not reading any discs?
I have an inspiron 7737 running windows 10. I have not required the optical drive for some time and now several months of updates later i discover it is not working!it show in device manager and shows...
View ArticleBoot directory info from a corrupted SSD
The SSD in my Dell 6430u has an error code 2000-0142 and won't boot up. I get the Dell symbol, windows box, a brief notice of "restoring previous version of windows", black screen and repeat. I...
View ArticleCD Drive is Listed as USB and Won't Read Disks
CD Drive is Listed as a USB Drive and Doesn't Read Disks.Also, one disk drive works and will read a particular disk I have with photos on it, but doesn't recognize a blank disk. Therefore, I can't...
View ArticleInspiron 7778 SSD almost full !
Less than 2 Go are freeWindirstat says I have "unknown" 28 Go, and Recovery>Customizatins>Apps.ppkg 3.4 GoI used many cleaning tips to free space, but I don't know what to do now... some help ?
View ArticleReplacing HD with SSD in XPS 14 with the 32GB internal SSD option Win10
I have an XPS 14 factory shipped with the 500 GB HD and the 32 GB SSD.I believe this SSD was use to speed up the HD under Win8.I have migrated to a WD 500 GB SSD using EaseUS Clone drive function,...
View ArticleChanged hardrive now stuck on 'getting windows ready. Don't turn off your...
Yesterday a dell employee changed my 1tb d hard drive because it was faulty. Now whenever I either restart or shutdown and turn on my laptop it comes up with the screen 'getting windows ready...'. It...
View ArticleHDD in excess of 2TB
Can a Seagate 8TB Sata HDD be installed into the Dell XPS 8920 (or 8930) as the secondary drive (or even a third drive), with a 512GB SDD as the boot drive? I keep hearing from Dell chat reps that...
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SSD data and cache volume on Dell Inspiron
Hi,I have a Dell Inspiron 15R 7520 and am formatting because it was a little slow.It has a 1TB HD and a 32gb SSD. When I configure it with Intel Rapid Storage Technology it shows it is using 11gb as...
View ArticleDell OptiPlex 7010 upgrade SSD
I want to upgrade my Dell OptiPlex 7010 SFF to boot from SSD instead of HDD without replacing the present HDD so I can keep as storage, can I connect the SSD to SATA0 port and how can I set the BIOS to...
View Articlexps l501x - Error Code: 2000-0142 , Hard Drive 0
Hi there,my XPS started having problems with the fun (always on) and I just restored windows 10 and Bios.Now the fun seems ok, but the computer is totally blocked.I started with F12 and now I've got...
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Updating BIOS A03 to A05 on Aurora R4 gets 'Error: Problem allocating memory'
Hi all,I recently bought a new GPU which requires me to update my BIOS as it turns out my Alienware Aurora R4 is on an ancient BIOS even though I only bought it 6 or so years ago... Over the last few...
View ArticlePLDS DVD+RW DH-16ABS - software installs from DVD do not complete
Hi,I might one of the dwindling number of XPS 8300 owners. I've been unsuccessful installing TurboTax 2017 from a brand new DVD. I tried reinstalling TurboTax 2015 with same result. Windows Explorer...
View ArticleDELL XPS 8910 SSD UPGRADE AS BOOT DRIVE
Hello All,I recently purchased my Dell XPS 8910 in a local store, after several weeks of usage I decided to move forward and perform an upgrade so I purchased a new SSD. What I tried to do is to set...
View ArticleAdvanced Boot option?
So i was on my dell inspiron 15 and instead of transferring all of my files i deleted ALL OF THEM. How would i start a factory reset and try to get all of the base files back? Not even the windows 10...
View ArticleDVD drive
I have an inspiron 1545 with cyberlink power dvd. My player quit working last week and I have tried to reinstall it but can't do it when it doesn't recognize it. Any suggestions would be helpful.Thank...
View ArticleHard Drive Found in BIOS but not visible to Windows Recovery
I've a new XPS 8930 (< 4 weeks old) which booted with a BSOD last week.Error code: 0xc000000f"You'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device),...
View ArticleNew SSD - recovery usb loop
Hi guys,I bought a Dell XPS 8500 for my son as a starter PC, it came with no hard drive,I installed a crucial SSD - this is recognised in BIOS and no faults found.I have no DVD so installed recovery...
View Article[Dell Inspiron 5675]Cannot change my boot order
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 5675 with the following specs;Ryzen 7 1700RX 58016GB Memory 2400Mhz1TB HDDI just upgraded my main storage from HDD to SSD using a Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and their Data...
View ArticleIntel Raid 1 SCSI?
Hi!My T1600 has two "HARD DRIVE, 1TB, S3, 7.2K, SGT-PHAR 6G" in RAID 1.After upgrading to Win 10 my system handles them as a SCSI drive in RAID. I get a lot of diskaccess which slows the system down...
View ArticleUpgrade Optical Drive in XPS 8910
I want to upgrade the optical drive on my XPS 8910 from the standard DVD drive in the XPS series to a Blu-Ray drive. I'm concerned, however, about the available room for a new drive. The current drive...
View ArticleHard Drive failure question
I am in no way a computer-savy person and I need help. For the past 6 months I have gone to use my computer at home to find a black screen stating there the was a hard drive failure. A hard reboot will...
View ArticleDell OptiPlex 7010 SFF upgrading the SSD
I wish to upgrade my Dell OptiPlex 7010 small Form Factor to boot from SSD instead of the present HDD, what is my best option? to replace the HDD with cloned SSD or keep the HDD and add the SSD as...
View ArticleHow to get XPS One 2710 to recognize new 256 GB mSATA disk in BIOS
Hello, When I install my new V-NAND SSD 850 EVO mSATA drive (256 GB) in my XPS One 2710 it doesn't show up on the BOOT tab in the BIOS. If I put back the original 32gb SATA drive it shows up. I updated...
View ArticleNo cd/dvd drive recognized
I'm not exactly sure what has happened but my cd drive is no longer listed in the Device Manager and therefore my laptop will no longer recognize cd's. Can anyone help me either reset my laptop back to...
View ArticleMSI DVD Driver not found MSwindows 10 either SATA CD/DVD±RW Drive Burner for...
MSI GT-72 MS windows 10 either No drivers to download ...who makes this DVD Player cannot find website for driversSATA CD/DVD±RW Drive Burner for HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
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